FULL LIST: 2018 Tony Awards winners

NEW YORK  —  “The Band’s Visit” won big at the recently concluded Tony Award 2018 as they bagged 10 awards including “Best Musical” while “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two” received six awards including “Best Play.”

The musical composed by David Yazbek with book by Itamar Moses bested “Frozen,” “Mean Girls” and “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical” while the  two-part stage play written by Jack Thorne based on an original new story by Thorne, J. K. Rowling and John Tiffany defeated “The Children,” “Farinelli and The King, “Junk” and “Latin History for Morons.”

Besides Best Musical, “The Band’s Visit” also received nine awards including Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical by Tony Shalhoub, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical by Katrina Lenk, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical by Ari’el Stachel, Best Lighting Design of a Musical by Tyler Micoleau, Best Sound Design of a Musical by Kai Harada, Best Direction of a Musical by David Cromer and Best Orchestrations by Jamshied Sharifi.

“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts One and Two” also received Best Scenic Design of a Play by Christine Jones, Best Costume Design of a Play by Katrina Lindsay, Best Lighting Design of a Play by Neil Austin, Best Sound Design of a Play by Gareth Fry and Best Direction of a Play by John Tiffany.

Special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre was awarded to Chita Rivera and Andrew Lloyd Webber while the Special Tony Awards was given to John Leguizamo and Bruce Springsteen.

Other winners include: 
Best Revival of a Play: “Angels in America”
Best Revival of a Musical: “Once On This Island”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Andrew Garfield, “Angels in America”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Glenda Jackson, “Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play” Nathan Lane, “Angels in America”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Laurie Metcalf, “Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Lindsay Mendez, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel”
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: David Zinn, “SpongeBob SquarePants: The Musical”
Best Costume Design of a Musical: Catherine Zuber, “My Fair Lady”
Best Choreography: Justin Peck, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel”

source: philstar.com

Guitarist Jack White stalks off NY concert stage after 45 minutes

NEW YORK – Jack White didn’t quite repeat the rock star meltdown by Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, but he did enrage fans by stalking off the stage just 45 minutes into his Saturday night concert at New York City’s famed Radio City Music Hall.

The critically acclaimed guitarist behind the White Stripes and The Raconteurs – and now touring behind his solo record “Blunderbuss” – pulled the plug after 12 songs lasting just 45 minutes.

White, 37, thanked the crowd and exited stage right, leaving the sold-out venue chanting for more. The crowd’s enthusiasm initially turned to perplexity as roadies removed White’s guitars but transformed into anger as the curtain fell on the stage.

No official explanation was given for White’s quick exit. While audience members had been told not to use their cellphone cameras, early in the concert White was seen exchanging words with someone video recording the concert from the seating area nearest the stage.

In between songs, White also seemed underwhelmed by the crowd response, at one point asking, “Jesus Christ, is this an NPR convention?”

Radio City security officials scrambled to barricade the stage door as angry concert goers crowded the exit and, once outside, banged on two parked tour buses. Other fans crowded the lobby to return t-shirts, records and other merchandise purchased ahead of the show.

Twitter lit up with complaints and theories about why White quit.

“Chatter about Jack White’s abbreviated show at New York’s Radio City Music Hall last night has officially lasted longer than the concert itself,” noted Spin.com, the music website.

White’s skill as a guitarist has enabled him to play with the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Jeff Beck, Alicia Keys and other well-known musicians.

His abrupt exit came a week after Green Day’s Armstrong said he would seek substance abuse treatment after losing his temper at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas, culminating in an expletive-laced tirade followed by the smashing of his guitar.

source: interaksyon.com